NYR Broadway Bits for Game Three versus Pittsburgh

The Rangers have posted a 10-2 series record in the last 12 playoff series in which they have led two games to one following Game 3 (dating back to the Eastern Conference Finals in 1994 against New Jersey)

The Blueshirts have also posted an 8-1 series record in the last nine playoff series in which they won Game 3 on the road (dating back to the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals in 1994 against the Islanders)

New York also has posted an 8-1 series record in the last nine playoff series in which they won Game 3 to take a 2-1 series lead (dating back to the Eastern Conference Finals in 1994 against the Devils)

The Rangers won 28 road games this year, to set a new single-season franchise record. They have also won 25 of their last 33 regular season and playoff road contests

The Broadway Blueshirts lead all Eastern Conference teams in playoff wins (30), since the beginning of the 2012 playoffs

The Rangers have won eight of the last 10 regular season and playoff games against the Penguins, dating back to Game 5 of last season’s playoff series. They have also won their last three playoff games against the Penguins in Pittsburgh. And they have outscored them 9-3 in those three games, holding the Penguins to just one goal in each of those three games

The Rangers have now won 38 of their last 39 games when leading after the second period

The Rangers have won 14 of their last 18 games that have been decided by one goal, dating back to February 10, 2015 at Toronto

The Blueshirts are 139 for 162 (85.8%) on the penalty kill over their last 61 regular season and playoff games

They were 2 for 2 on the Penalty Kill against the Penguins in Game 3

Alain Vigneault won his 52 playoff game, when the Rangers defeated the Penguins in Game 3. This ties him with Jack Adams and Bryan Murray for 19^th on the all-time playoff wins list for head coaches. AV also tied Fred “The Fog” Shero with his 15^th playoff win as a Ranger head coach. He is now fifth on the franchise’s all-time playoff wins list for head coaches

Carl Hagelin had a goal, two hits, two shots on goal and posted a plus one rating in 17:17 of ice time

Keith Yandle had an assist, one shot on goal and posted a plus one rating in 15:49 of ice time

Marc Staal had an assist and one shot on goal in 21:39 of ice time

Mats Zuccarello lead all players with eight hits, tied for the team-high with five shots on goal and had two blocks in 15:44 of ice time

Derick Brassard won a game-high 65% of his face offs (11 for 17), had two hits and posted a plus one rating in 17:48 of ice time

The Blueshirts had 37 hits in the game, as 12 different skaters had at least one hit and five different skaters recorded at least three

Chris Kreider scored the game winning goal and had two hits in 14:57 of ice time. He now has 12 playoff goals since he broke in with the Rangers during the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against Ottawa on April 16, 2012. Five of those 12 goals were of the game winning variety. His 12 goals rank fourth on the all-time Ranger list for skaters under the age of 23. Kreids only trails Ron Duguay (19), Alexi Kovalev (16) and Don Maloney (13)

Dan Girardi tied a single-game playoff career high with two assists/points and led all skaters with six blocks, had four hits, two shots on goal and posted a plus one rating in 26:06 of ice time